[Opensource] Re: [Offtopic] Dell to offer Ubuntu

[Cameron Bell]

Hi Roland,
Would you consider Edubuntu 7.04?
I think i have to rever to 6.03 LTS as 7.04 won't let me install eXe a 
rather crucial app for me at the moment. Seems to not like the latest 
version of Python (5)  that comes on 7.04. When I went to remove it and 
move back to ver4, the list of dependecy apps was quite scary and I 
didn't want to go down that road. BUT if I am going to roll-back to 6.03 
what have I to lose? May as well try it.
Cheers
Cameron

Roland Gesthuizen wrote:
> Thanks for the link below Stephen, looks as if Dell is taking Ubuntu 
> 7.04 very seriously.
>
> We are upgrading our dual boot to this version. From my experience, 
> very easy to install and upgrade nearly all the applications installed 
> using the Synaptic Package Manager. Students have few problems 
> adjusting although oddly enough, the girls seems to find their way 
> about easier than the boys. We are about to purchase a set of Dell 
> notebook computers COWS (Computers On Wheels) and I am keen to lock 
> this down as the default desktop option in Kiosk mode.
>
> Regards Roland
>
> On 02/05/07, *stephen at melbpc.org.au <mailto:stephen at melbpc.org.au>* 
> <stephen at melbpc.org.au <mailto:stephen at melbpc.org.au>> wrote:
>
>     Pre-Installed Ubuntu, Sold by Dell
>
>     Brian Proffitt, Tuesday, May 1, 2007
>     <http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/newss/6383/1/>
>
>     Today, Canonical confirmed that it would be Ubuntu that would be
>     sold on
>     Dell's new Linux product line ..
>
>     The question of which version of Ubuntu will be pre-loaded by Dell
>     came
>     up with 7.04, "Feisty Fawn" as the answer, even though there was some
>     speculation that Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, with its longer-term support,
>     might be
>     the chosen version. Silber was quick to emphasize that 6.06 LTS has a
>     longer maintenance lifespan, but the commercial support plans
>     offered by
>     Canonical (and soon, by Dell) are the same for every version, thus
>     freeing Dell consumers to get the latest and greatest version of
>     Ubuntu.
>
>     Certification by Ubuntu for these Dell machines should provide those
>     consumers with fully-functioning Ubuntu PCs right out of the box ..
>     --
>
>     Cheers all ..
>     Stephen Loosley
>     Victoria, Australia
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